If a custodial parent
receives public assistance benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Medicaid, that parent must cooperate with the bureau on child support matters.
Cuomo administration officials defended the proposal, saying it was intended to crack down on the illegal use
of public assistance benefits to purchase lottery tickets.
The Cuomo administration defended the plan and explained it would help crack down oeople who illegally
use public assistance benefits to buy lottery tickets.
In response to reports
about public assistance benefit cards being used to withdraw money at racetracks and strip clubs, Senator Tom Libous wants to be sure that money is being spend on what it's intended for.
As such, Cuomo said, fast food workers collect an average of $ 6,800
in public assistance benefits each year, a total of $ 2 billion per year, which prompted him to raise wages in that sector by convening a state wage board.
This is because,
unlike public assistance benefits, such as food stamps and welfare checks, most states treat VA benefits as income for the purpose of determining an appropriate amount of child support that the parent without custody, referred to as the noncustodial parent, should pay.
Authorizes the Department of Human Services to provide a separate link or portal on its website that provides kinship caregivers with information and access necessary to apply
for public assistance benefits.
Investigators provide oral and / or written testimony in criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings against persons accused of fraudulently
receiving public assistance benefits.
Receiving
public assistance benefits.
If there isn't, the government will expect you to apply for child support or will attempt to obtain reimbursement from the other parent for some of
the public assistance benefits paid to you and your child.
Griffo said in a statement that he has always supported helping those in need of
public assistance benefits.
The defendants — who range in age from 24 to 58 — allegedly falsified applications submitted to the Rockland County Department of Social Services between 2008 and 2011, making it possible for each to fraudulently receive a variety of
public assistance benefits, including Medicaid benefits, Social Security benefits and New York State unemployment assistance.
Nor can a creditor take away essentials, such as basic clothing, ordinary household furnishings, personal effects, food, Social Security, unemployment, or
public assistance benefits.
Some states, like Michigan, require participation in a child support case when the parent with custody receives
public assistance benefits.